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Re: [Json] Nudging the English-language vs. formalisms discussion forward

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Wed, 19 February 2014 18:23 UTC

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From: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Subject: Re: [Json] Nudging the English-language vs. formalisms discussion forward
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On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
> wrote:
>> I really want any JSON schema to be expressed in JSON itself
>
> Reasonable sounding, but the resounding success of RelaxNG’s non-XML syntax
> (which surprised me, for one) makes this sort of idea less self-evidently
> true.

It's compact form, but yes, yours and Pete Cordell's are great points.
 Fair enough.  I'd be fine with any syntax that maps onto JSON (like
RNG compact onto XML) and is easy to write LALR(1) grammars for.

Nico
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